For those of you with unlimited time this summer be sure to watch the complete 11 disc set of Richard Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, parodied masterfully by Chuck Jones in “What’s Opera, Doc?” (see video below) The MVCC Library has the complete Ring cycle, plus for your added viewing pleasure a DVD version of… Continue reading What’s Opera, Doc?
Author: Ann Anderson
Shakespeare on DVD!
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players” but you can be a watcher too! The MVCC Library has numerous Shakespeare plays on DVD, including As You Like It, which is the source of the quote (Act II, Scene VII). Comedy History Tragedy All’s Well That Ends Well As You… Continue reading Shakespeare on DVD!
Cataloger’s Shelf: Picture=1,000 Words
Who doesn’t love a good picture, especially if it’s worth a thousand words? For some fascinating pics check out these new books: The Physics of Invisibility: A Story of Light and Deception by Martin Beech (QC406.B4 2012), Principles of Animal Communication by J.W. Bradbury (QL776.B73 2011), and Black in White America by Leonard Freed (E185.86.F76… Continue reading Cataloger’s Shelf: Picture=1,000 Words